Abstract
The Be/X-ray binary system LS V +44 17 (RX J0440.9+4431) is a potential member of the rare class of gamma-ray binaries. The system is comprised of a Be star and a neutron star companion with an orbital period of 150 days. In December of 2022, MAXI detected an X-ray outburst from the source, which peaked in early January before declining and then rebrightening. During the second peak, the flux exceeded 1 Crab in the 15-50 keV range, and exhibited a pulsed emission component with a pulse period of 208 seconds. VERITAS observations were conducted close to the peak of the second outburst, from January 24 to January 27, 2023 . We report here on the search for very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission in these data.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 695 |
| Journal | Proceedings of Science |
| Volume | 444 |
| State | Published - Sep 27 2024 |
| Event | 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023 - Nagoya, Japan Duration: Jul 26 2023 → Aug 3 2023 |
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